276 Bus Driver Rescues Crying Baby Wandering Barefoot Near Freeway

A Milwaukee bus driver is being hailed for rescuing a baby girl found wandering alone one the streets of Milwaukee's south side – and the entire episode was captured on camera.

Milwaukee County Transit System officials say just before 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22, bus driver Irena Ivic spotted the toddler wandering alone on a freeway overpass near 4th and Mitchell in frigid tempatures. The child was barefoot – and wearing just a onesie and diaper.

"She did a lot more than her job. She did the right thing," Abele said. "I don't take that kind of compassion for granted.